FOSP Tutorials

I want to show how Bonfire allows for easy upgrades and installation of additional modules via the Database Migrations feature. WHAT ARE MIGRATIONS? Migrations are organized ways for the Bonfire library to make database upgrades and downgrades without requiring the site administrator to execute… Continue Reading →

In step 1 of this tutorial, we began our journey down the rabbit hole of module development by first creating a module using the Module Builder tool, adding permissions and a custom database setting entry via a Bonfire Migration and creating… Continue Reading →

Building modules on the ootp open web platform is a fast way to get right to building the type of tool you want to create. For the third part of the oowp developer tutorials, I am going to demonstrate this… Continue Reading →

So far in our intro to FOSP series we have looked at: The major components of the architecture Walked through installing and setting it up a web server Dove into the basics of Bonfire and its modular architecture If you’ve… Continue Reading →

To begin developing with the Fox open sports platform, I need to first throw out a few helpful and important prerequisites: Knowledge of PHP 5.2 + and MySQL 5 Good understanding of object oriented (OO) programming Understanding of MVC development Knowledge of CodeIgniter 2.x Familiarity with HMVC and… Continue Reading →

In this second part of the Fox Open Sports Platform introduction, we will walk through the steps to download and install the library on your web server. The Bonfire library makes installation a breeze so let’s see how we get… Continue Reading →

The Fox Open Sports Platform combines leading open source development technologies with a set of OOTP specific PHP modules and developer tools to help reduce the time and effort needed to create OOTP based web sites. Using this platform, mod… Continue Reading →